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| − | + | '''Mega Soft Co., Ltd.''' (株式会社メガソフト) was a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sega (as of December 1991), allegedly the company formerly known as [[Santos]]. [http://web.archive.org/web/20150109230617/http://sega.jp/fb/creators/vol_3/4.html] However, there is some conflicting information. | |
| − | + | A former Santos staffer said Santos went bankrupt. [https://twitter.com/kin68000/status/1363122004128272387] Also, the book ''Japanese Corporate Groups'' (''日本の企業グループ'') has December 1991 ("平3.12") listed as when Mega Soft was established [https://www.google.com/books/edition/%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E3%81%AE%E4%BC%81%E6%A5%AD%E3%82%B0%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BC%E3%83%97/7Sy1AAAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=%22%E6%A0%AA%E3%83%A1%E3%82%AC%E3%82%BD%E3%83%95%E3%83%88%22], which would suggest this was a new company. Of course, neither of these things would preclude Sega from buying Santos or its assets. | |
| − | + | Tokinori Kaneyasu [兼安時紀], formerly of Data East, was the president of Mega Soft. [https://www.google.com/books/edition/_/QmC1AAAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=%22%E5%85%BC%E5%AE%89%E6%99%82%E7%B4%80%22] [https://archive.org/details/segaprofile1992/page/19/mode/1up] The company was located in the same building as Treasure (東京都台東区上野 7 - 9 - 15 根本ビル 4F). [https://twitter.com/TreasureCoLtd/status/1189052046197981184] [https://twitter.com/Dr_Purple2155/status/1058400300485099520] It was allegedly merged into Sega in November 1992 [http://web.archive.org/web/20150109230617/http://sega.jp/fb/creators/vol_3/4.html] during the production of the games listed below, but it looks like only the staff was folded into Sega; the company itself appears to have been liquidated in 1996. [https://twitter.com/gdri/status/1335653744252506121] [https://www.google.com/books/edition/%E5%AE%98%E5%A0%B1/wKhWAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=%E6%A0%AA%E5%BC%8F%E4%BC%9A%E7%A4%BE%E3%83%A1%E3%82%AC%E3%82%BD%E3%83%95%E3%83%88] (Mega Soft is still listed as a subsidiary in Sega's 1995 annual report. [https://archive.org/details/sega-annual-report-1995/Sega%20Annual%20Report%20%281995%29/page/n19/mode/1up]) | |
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| + | '''[[About:Research Methods|Research Methods]]:''' Interviews, online resources, shared staff | ||
| − | + | ===Game Gear [https://twitter.com/kin68000/status/1088737878065143810]=== | |
| − | + | *<div style="color:red">''Aa Harimanada'' (JP Publisher: Sega)</div> | |
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*''Aa Harimanada'' (JP Publisher: Sega) | *''Aa Harimanada'' (JP Publisher: Sega) | ||
| − | *''Super Shinobi II | + | *''The Super Shinobi II'' / ''Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master'' (JP/US/EU Publisher: Sega; BR Publisher: Tec Toy; KR Publisher: Samsung) |
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| − | + | *[http://web.archive.org/web/20160323022746/http://sega.jp/fb/creators/vol_3/1.html Sega.jp interview with sound designer Hirofumi Murasaki (村崎弘史) (Internet Archive Wayback Machine)] (Japanese) | |
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Revision as of 04:54, 4 October 2022
Mega Soft Co., Ltd. (株式会社メガソフト) was a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sega (as of December 1991), allegedly the company formerly known as Santos. [1] However, there is some conflicting information.
A former Santos staffer said Santos went bankrupt. [2] Also, the book Japanese Corporate Groups (日本の企業グループ) has December 1991 ("平3.12") listed as when Mega Soft was established [3], which would suggest this was a new company. Of course, neither of these things would preclude Sega from buying Santos or its assets.
Tokinori Kaneyasu [兼安時紀], formerly of Data East, was the president of Mega Soft. [4] [5] The company was located in the same building as Treasure (東京都台東区上野 7 - 9 - 15 根本ビル 4F). [6] [7] It was allegedly merged into Sega in November 1992 [8] during the production of the games listed below, but it looks like only the staff was folded into Sega; the company itself appears to have been liquidated in 1996. [9] [10] (Mega Soft is still listed as a subsidiary in Sega's 1995 annual report. [11])
Game list
Research Methods: Interviews, online resources, shared staff
Game Gear [12]
- Aa Harimanada (JP Publisher: Sega)
- Doraemon: Nora no Suke no Yabou (JP Publisher: Sega)
Mega Drive/Genesis
- Aa Harimanada (JP Publisher: Sega)
- The Super Shinobi II / Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master (JP/US/EU Publisher: Sega; BR Publisher: Tec Toy; KR Publisher: Samsung)
